Whether you're curious about different career pathways, currently choosing subjects for Years 11 and 12 or thinking about applying for jobs, this book was written for YOU.
The Basics
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What is 'GROUNDWORK' about?
Lay the foundation for your career success. Use these 50 thought provoking prompts to help navigate your way through the career options and opportunities coming up at this stage in your life.
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Four main themes
- Your Internal Mindset
- Your Environment
- Your Key Relationships
- The World of Work
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Chapters
- It's all about YOU
- Your Emotions and Feelings
- Your Behaviours
- Your Influencers
- The World of Work
- How to take Action
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Bonus Extras
- Curated links to useful career and training resources
- Questions, tasks and tips after every prompt to help brainstorm your first move
- A journal section to keep track of your career planning efforts
- A printable work book - FREE!
'Groundwork'
NOUN: Work that is done as preparation for work that will be done later.
Solutions.
Overwhelmed?
GROUNDWORK will guide you calmly and logically through the discovery process. We know it can be stressful thinking about the working world 'out there', but the good news is there are practical tools, useful resources and knowledgeable people to help you navigate your first move with confidence and optimism.
Feeling the pressure?
You might not know what you want to do as a career just yet, but rest assured, you possess skills and talents that are of value to the world. No exceptions. GROUNDWORK will help you discover what those are and start to plan for a working life that will best suit you. Take some time to stop and plan for your future, it will be worth it!
Excited?
You should be! Thinking about, and planning for, your future is exciting to contemplate. With a positive attitude, self reflection and self motivation you can shape your future to your aspirations. Small steps add up to achieving big goals. You've got this!
Why this book?
GROUNDWORK will help you gain clarity on what you want first, then guide you to take action with purpose. These 50 prompts will help you do the 'inside' work first up - the self reflection required to lay the solid foundation or groundwork - before you start your 'outside' research using the many career resources available.
Why now?
GROUNDWORK will help you to work smarter, not harder. Rather than simply looking at what is available in your immediate environment or what is known there, you will first imagine your future life and then look for a way to make it happen. Your first career move will then be authentic and tailored to your personal aspirations and interests.
Are you a Parent?
GROUNDWORK will guide your teen through the brainstorming stages of their first career move. We have curated the key links to reputable online sources and provide straighforward prompts and tasks to help them learn more about themselves and the options available. Get ahead. Simplify the journey!
Are you a Career Counsellor?
Encouraging students to read GROUNDWORK in preparation for your session is a great start to the career guidance process. Focusing teens on their personal circumstances, context and paths to opportunity enables you to guide them to take action in the most practical and efficient way. GROUNDWORK can help you make the most of your face-to-face time with teens.
Are you a Librarian?
Our goal is for GROUNDWORK to be accessible to as many teens as possible. Being available to borrow in School and Public libraries is essential to achieving that goal. Please reach out via our Contact Form to find out how we can work together.
Free workbook
GROUNDWORK guides you through 50 prompts with questions, tasks and tips to help you brainstorm your first career move. Use this printable workbook PDF to accompany your reading.